THE THEORY OF FIELD-FORTIFICATION
London: T. Egerton, 1810.
Full Leather. First Edition. 8vo.; full speckled calf neatly rebacked in new calf with morocco label; with new endpapers; complete with 31 folding plates at the rear of the book. Armorial bookplate of Arthur Webber on the pastedown. Wear to the edges of the boards, especially at the corners.~~The First Edition of Martemont’s “Theory of Field-Fortification” which was printed several times in the 19th century. Martemont’s Treatise was used by him in preparing students at The Royal Artillery Institution in Woolwich. Martemont was “late a captain in the French royal artillery, and master of fortification and artillery in the royal military academy”.
Very Good binding.
Item #293118
Price: $250.00